Sony Alpha 200 help

[The Riddler]

Rather than start a new thread I thought I would ask here,

Does anyone know where to get a remote release for the A200?

[mft]

The Riddler said:

Rather than start a new thread I thought I would ask here,

Does anyone know where to get a remote release for the A200?

As in: (?)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Remote-Switch-Control-Cabl...

[The Riddler]

mft said:

The Riddler said:

Rather than start a new thread I thought I would ask here,

Does anyone know where to get a remote release for the A200?

As in: (?)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Remote-Switch-Control-Cabl...

Whoa, that be a lot cheaper than I was expecting. Thanks.

[Dudd]

I think even the Sony ones are about £20-30. If memory serve.

[onomatopoeia]

Simpo Two said:

I just mentioned it because more than one photographer has spent all day taking photos only to not have any - there is usually a buffer memory that displays the last image, but that's it.

Yeah, me, when I was at Kemble testing a car I was competing the following weekend on the same day as Brawn GP were doing straight line tests on the main runway.

Want to know how many expletives I used when I got home and connected the camera up to the computer?

[JakeS]

took the camera out the back this afternoon to have a mess around. Still no screen but I don't think I really need it. it is easy enough just to take photos, take the CF out and drag the images across. Seems like I have a new camera for £6.99

Quick picture.

Edited by JakeS on Friday 28th May 15:56

[_dobbo_]

Sounds like a great result for £7.

[mft]

You'll probably miss the screen when you want to be more creative with the various settings - just about everything is accessed via an on-screen menu.

For example:

• aperture and shutter settings
• single shot vs continuous vs timer
• ISO settings
• exposure tweaks
• flash settings
• autofocus mode
• white balance

...to name but a few

[JakeS]

mft said:

You'll probably miss the screen when you want to be more creative with the various settings - just about everything is accessed via an on-screen menu.

For example:

• aperture and shutter settings
• single shot vs continuous vs timer
• ISO settings
• exposure tweaks
• flash settings
• autofocus mode
• white balance

...to name but a few

When I know what the majority of those things are I probably will I am happy using it as a point and shoot at the moment but over the summer I will look at getting a screen and trying to find out what all these complicated things are! The quality is really nice (compared to my old Compact) so it is ideal at the moment. I am sure it won't be too long until I get the bug and want to find out more!

[sgrimshaw]

_dobbo_ said:

A replacement screen is pretty cheap if you are handy with a soldering iron....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OEM-NEW-SONY-ALPHA-200-FOCUS...

I think you'll find that is a focussing screen, which is the thing that you see when you look through the viewfinder.

It is not the rear lcd.

You can get one however, a bit more expensive than the above but still makes for a cheap camera.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-LCD-Screen-Sony-DSLR...